I can see maybe St Kilda (who had offered him 1mil at the end of 2024) or even GWS probably have a look at Merrett, over the likes of Hawks who are going to be more likely trying to pry Butters or Humphry this season
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Everything Iāve heard over the last month is still that Merrett wonāt leave Victoria and also only wants to play at Hawthorn.
We have to try and convince him to go elsewhere otherwise take what we can from the Hawks IMO
How was Hawthornās offer not worth it, if one year on, you think a single first rounder is a fair deal for him?
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It was unders!
Yeah, it was. But not waaaaay unders. It was enough.
The minor sting from accepting unders for a guy who will be gone in 6 months is far more preferable than what we have/donāt have right now.
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Lol. Classic.
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I am in the minority here, but I honestly cannot see how anyone can argue that deal was āundersā
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Thereās plenty on here, me included, that want to see the biggest swinging of the axe in the clubās list management history. If Iām sworn in as autocratic dictator of Essendon today, Parish, Langford, Perkins, Prior, McKay and Merrett (among others) are all gone later in the year.
Obviously that leaves a big experience gap. How would yāall go about about managing this? Would be great to get 5 Luke Parkers at the club but itās easier said than done.
Identify players who are only being offered a single year deal by their current club and offer them something longer.
Thatās basically how you do it. Whether they accept, or whether they are going to be any good, dunno.
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Also just more on the points/bidding, if we are going off the current ladder as it stands, bids on the likes of Walker/Cochrane would cause a fair bit of movement in eating up two picks for PORT/CARLTON. It will look more something like:
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PORT ā Cochrane
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CARLTON ā Walker
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RICHMOND
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ESSENDON
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GWS
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STK
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ADEL
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WCE
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GEEL
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COLL
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BL
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MELB
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HAWK
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NMFC
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FRE
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MELB
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WB
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RICH (COMPO)
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ESS (COMPO)
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GWS (COMPO)
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STK (COMPO)
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RICH
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ESS
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HAWKS
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HAWKS
Although, Iād have an eye on other club-tied prospects such as Lucas Robinson (FREO), Ethan Matthews (GWS), Aiden McCartney (SYD/NMFC), Tanner Armstrong (RICH), Cooper Hodge (BRIS/HAWKS), Caylen Murray (BRIS), Archie Hill (GCS), Matthew Owen (BRIS), and Garrison Kenh (WC) who would potentially push into that teens or twenties picks, and would move around the order some more.
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I thought it was fair enough too until I saw what GC gave up for Tracc. Market factors swayed me a little. Yes, Tracc is better but Zach is less injury prone. Balances out. Even if accounting for this, Tracc is still worth more in trade, the gap was still a touch big for me.
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Thatās where I am also different to most. I donāt think there was much of a difference between the Trac and Merrett trades.
Dees had to include 3 second round picks. We didnāt have to include anything.
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Petracca was also contracted until the end of 2029. As a rule the price drops each year closer you are to FA.
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Fair point. Maybe the deal offered by Hawthorn is closer to fair than Iād first thought.
True, but there was stuff coming back from GC, including their first rounder this year. It kinda all balanced out.
It pretty much came down to 7 and 8 for Trac
Gettable has us interested in Jed Walter and Joel Amartey as key position prospects. Iām assuming that Rosa et al. have or are putting a line through McMahon and possibly May?
Certainly McMahon. No way theyāve given up on May.
Suspect it is more of a case of planning for a life beyond 2MP.
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Me reading this sentence
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So where are these first rounders coming from or have we given up on our academy kids?
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Iād happily give up on our NGAās and f&s for Jed Walter. We need a Jed Walter type player more than we need any other player. A big aggressive forward is worth their weight in gold.
I think thatās more a free agent puzzle piece when youāre a step away from success.
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